To the editor, I have worked with Tim Hutchins for 15 years. It is evident by the success of Handy Food Mart that Tim’s business experience and expertise is unmatched. To be effective in any public office, networking is a must. Tim rarely meets a stranger in Nelson County, and his contacts throughout the state […]
To the editor, Mayor Heaton wrote a letter to the Nelson County Gazette denying there was corruption involved in the improperly passed mayoral pay increase doubling Heaton’s salary. What is frightening to me is the fact that nowhere in the article I wrote did I allege corruption. Why is Mayor Heaton felt compelled to take […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Friday, Oct. 14, 2022 — In response to a story by Don Thrasher on his Nelson County News-Sentinel, Mayor Dick Heaton took responsibility for the mistake that led the council to approve an ordinance to raise the next mayor’s pay effective Jan. 1, 2023. Thrasher’s story credited council candidate […]
To the editor: I would like to reply to the recent story published by Don Thrasher about the missed deadline for passing an ordinance regarding the Mayor’s pay that was to take effect on January 1, 2023. I take full responsibility in putting the ordinance on the council agenda for reading and a vote after the deadline. It […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]
Editor’s Note: The Nelson County Gazette believes the public has a right to know who has been arrested by local officials and lodged in the Nelson County Jail. The information below is a compiled list of daily booking logs from the jail. The bookings state the person(s) arrested and the charge(s) against them. This information is public record. […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 — David Avis, the Democratic candidate for District 3 magistrate, was the guest on WBRT’s “Bradford & Brooks” radio show on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. Avis discussed his goals as a magistrate and his priorities if elected to serve the district and the county. Running […]
NC GAZETTE / WBRT RADIOSTAFF REPORT Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022 — Tim Hutchins and Eric Shelburne, the Republican and Democratic candidate for Nelson County Judge Executive, squared off in a candidate forum Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, sponsored by WBRT / WOKH and the Nelson County Gazette. The hourlong debate was broadcast live on BRTV, Bardstown […]
DeVonte “DeShon” “D.C.” Conner, 29, of Bardstown, died Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at his home. He was born July 15, 1993, in Bardstown. He was a member of St. John A.M.E. Zion Church and a very loving, caring person and loved by everybody. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Edna Mae Conner; […]
To the Editor, The previous Democratic Nelson County Judge Executive has announced his endorsement of my Democratic opponent. This does not come as a surprise for either myself, or many in the county. It stated that he would be best suited to work in harmony with our cities. As a lifelong servant of this area, […]
